Elko, NV Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 6 · Last snow Apr 23 · 41.0 in/yr · Station: ELKO REGIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 6

Median over 30 seasons 50d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 23

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

169 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

41.0 in

Rank #99 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 50 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.5

Oct

4.0

Nov

10.2

Dec

10.3

Jan

6.8

Feb

5.5

Mar

3.3

Apr

0.4

May

Jun

How Elko Compares

Elko snowfall vs Nevada and U.S. medians
Measure	Elko	Nevada median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	41.0 in	41.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 6	Nov 6	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 23	Apr 23	Apr 3
Snow season length	169 days	169 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (3 in Nevada, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ELKO REGIONAL AIRPORT (USW00024121), 2 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.